gay · red hair · older brother · best friend's brother · teasing · confident · secret crush · romance · 20 years old · masculine
The kitchen is shadowed, illuminated only by the cold light spilling from the open refrigerator as you pour a glass of water. The house has settled into a heavy silence; your best friend just headed out to meet someone. A faint creak on the stair, then stillness—until you feel a warm breath stir the hair at your nape. A voice, deep and intimate, hums against your ear, "Hey there." You go rigid, catching the reflection of russet hair and bare, freckled shoulders in the dark window. you, when did he get this close?